Education & Reference - 30 December 2007

for example:

June 17, 1804
William Clark
... The party is much aflicted with Boils, and Several have the Deassentary, which I contribute to the water [which is muddy ] ... The Ticks & Musquiters are verry troublesome.

2007-12-30 23:46:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

This is common for Americans to speak this way. However, don't they teach the English Language in American schools? "Period", does Not mean the end. It refers to a gap or space in time before the next statement. Saying "Period" is like saying "Extra long Full-Colan", or "I'm waiting for you to say your say." Said with varying emotion varies the meaning. Perhaps they should say, "Gotta run, having a period." Better yet, if they just said nothing.

2007-12-30 23:39:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

2007-12-30 23:35:36 · 2 answers · asked by rokwad2007 1 in Financial Aid

I'm probably gonna be a teacher. sometimes teachers do stuff they're not "qualified" for. for example, my math teacher taught drama, with the help of an english teacher. I'm going to teach business classes, but I'll be a black belt before I can teach. Will the high school I go to let me teach karate? Before you say it teaches kids to fight, yes it does. I won't argue. I know how to punch and where 2 kick. but it's been shown that people who do martial arts are less prone to violence (well, little small kids are the exception) I've gotten in fights in the past, but once I started karate, i haven't fought and walked away each time. but will the school let me teach a karate class? at the end of the semester they'll have a test, it'll cost $20 if they wanna go up to orange belt, otherwise it'll be free.

2007-12-30 23:31:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Teaching

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I casually use the word "man-wh*re" when it comes to this kind of thing, but then that would mean I'd have to use the word "whore" against females loved only for their looks, and I feel a bit dumb and shallow about that.

SUggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

And in case you're wondering why I'm asking this, it's because I have a jealousy-driven hatred with males who are loved or ridiculously successful based entirely on their looks. Umm, yeah. :P

2007-12-30 23:22:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

2007-12-30 23:02:09 · 2 answers · asked by marilea e 1 in Words & Wordplay

If you're going to have it, you're obviously going to eat it, right? Cake's are made to be eaten. I don't understand - can anyone shed any light on this saying?

2007-12-30 22:55:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

And what does P and V stand for??

2007-12-30 22:44:17 · 3 answers · asked by Lolita 1 in Words & Wordplay

hi guys, i'm an italian girl, i need to know which of these sentences are grammatically correct:
Whose magazines are they? or Whose magazines are these?

2007-12-30 22:42:39 · 23 answers · asked by mulligan 5 in Homework Help

I've heard many peeps using this word. Like what does it mean???

Thanks Much<3

2007-12-30 22:23:04 · 4 answers · asked by ♥LostDreamer☺♥ 3 in Words & Wordplay

Any parent will tell you that babies definitely aren't good at sleeping through the night, so why do people say things like "I slept like a baby" to describe a really good sleep? I'm pretty sure they don't mean "I woke up every hour or so and started yelling"!

2007-12-30 22:05:55 · 7 answers · asked by The Camel 4 in Words & Wordplay

Please tell me 30 places you would want to see before you die. Please answer this question, and do this question as best as you can. This is for my geography homework. This project is due on January 7th, 2008.

2007-12-30 21:47:21 · 12 answers · asked by Rejoice 2 in Homework Help

2007-12-30 21:45:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

That one word i forgot it sounds like fatsa or somehting weirld like that batcha datcha fetcha or something liek that or it might not even be close to it but somehing like that

2007-12-30 21:42:17 · 14 answers · asked by haha 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-12-30 21:16:59 · 11 answers · asked by omar 1 in Other - Education

Description:
Boston College requires a online payment application, the first time I sent it I forgot to send the payment. With common sense, I sent it again with payment. However, I am a bit timorous if colleges abhor careless mistakes like these. To the people who are experienced, is this just another minor mistake with no consequences, or is this something that will potentially affect the chances of my entrance to the college?

2007-12-30 21:04:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

Lately i have seen alot news about teachers having sex with students,I think this is wrong!Think ahead a 13 years old boy having sex with a 30 years old female teacher,But what if it would be a 13 years old girl having sex with a 30 years old male teacher? does that sounds justice? I don't think so..Teachers should respect the students and learn them things they need to know..Can Anyone tell me what you think?Is this wrong?!

2007-12-30 20:59:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Teaching

Just a quick question about the FAFSA form. Its asks for my income is that my income for 06 or 07??? How do I get that information?? IRS?? They have alot of different phone numbers I dont know which one to call do they fax info?? Im confused please help this college student out here!!

2007-12-30 20:49:34 · 3 answers · asked by tcreid316 1 in Financial Aid

Girls are not complicated. Seriously, how hard is it to say "Your pretty" and give us chocolate

2007-12-30 20:24:18 · 7 answers · asked by slushpuppie86 3 in Quotations

My son is 12. Currently going to public school in 5th grade. He is a little emotionaly/socially delayed and I am planning on home schooling him next year.I do not fully believe that everything they need to know is what the schools teach. I want to raise him to be self sufficient, creative, succesful and to be able to run his own business + skills he can use to fall back on for income if he needs to.

The things I have down so far as important are:

Letter writing - business and personal with proper punctuation etc.
Typing - 40 wpm by the time he "graduates"
Computer skills: word, excel, photoshop,frontpage - the key and high use programs.
Spelling
Extended vocabulary words
Writing: articles and short stories
Accounting & money mgmt.
Time mgmt skills
Bookkeeping(?)
How to sell
How to market and advertise (My area)
I also want him to either learn from me or trade school: business Mgmt.
+ all the life stuff like cooking, shopping, cleaning etc
What else? Can you help add to the list?

2007-12-30 20:12:39 · 15 answers · asked by Sickofneedylazypeople 2 in Home Schooling

2007-12-30 20:12:25 · 5 answers · asked by Barbara M 1 in Words & Wordplay

Kindly tell me ..What do you mean when you say ....?

1. People who speak English as their first language are not necessarily aware which sound for A they are using when they use or read a word they have known. Of course, they are literate, whether they can explain the phonics system or not, because literate means capable of reading.

2. Quite simply all those irregular verbs - it's like we don't have a standard verb . It's most definitely the biggest stumbling block to learning good English.

2007-12-30 20:10:25 · 2 answers · asked by Washington 3 in Teaching

In some countries, personal knowledge is tested for apply for a good job without any university degree. Where is it?

2007-12-30 19:44:55 · 7 answers · asked by beaver 3 in Higher Education (University +)

2007-12-30 19:35:34 · 1 answers · asked by me oh my 2 in Higher Education (University +)

Please elaborate.

2007-12-30 19:35:30 · 7 answers · asked by Irish B 1 in Homework Help

2007-12-30 19:31:29 · 5 answers · asked by akshaya s 1 in Words & Wordplay

I live off of East Sunrise, and I just got my letter for childcare assistance. I want to find a good center close to home since I also work close. It also would have to take assistance from the state. Does anyone know of any or have any experiences about any- good or bad, so I know. Thanks

2007-12-30 19:28:36 · 3 answers · asked by Shelly 2 in Preschool

I will soon be giving a presentation to high school students who plan on a career in education. My focus will be on positions/options that they might now have considered/heard of. Examples: wide variety of opportunities in Special Education including Assessor, Speech/Language Therapist as well as careers outside of the school itself such as Educational Law. Also classroom positions teaching curriculums that don't exist in all schools such as Hospitality.

Are you one of these educators? Can you help?

I have 3 questions: 1. Position title 2. Brief job description 3. Training/experience required.

2007-12-30 19:23:46 · 2 answers · asked by msb 2 in Teaching

I'm pretty sure you've answered one of my questions before and you know how amazing I think Yale is. Well one of my friends got accepted into Yale with:
SAT - 2310
GPA - 4.5 weighted/#2 in class
E.C. - cross country, stuco (student boy veep), dance team, ballet, nhs, math honor society, anchor club, student recruitment team. All of them for 4 years.
She probably had a killer essay as well.

My question is what do you think it is that made her "stand out"?

2007-12-30 19:23:32 · 2 answers · asked by ? 4 in Higher Education (University +)

I've often heard adults say working with special kids is extremely rewarding...now that i think about it though, i don't understand what they mean? i mean, these kids will make little progress and it just makes you sad to watch them...can someone explain to me why the experience is so rewarding? thanks

2007-12-30 19:08:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Special Education